Week of Events
Lucy Kalian: Swells and Soundings
Please note due to a power outage the opening reception is CANCELLED. Lucy Kalian’s work is “unapologetically representational”. In the exhibit, Swells and Soundings she explores the tidal forces at work where land and water meet. Opening Reception: September 30, 6:30 to 8:30pm
Watersides: Mark Ludak & Ira Wagner
In this exhibition, photographers and Monmouth University Art & Design faculty members Mark Ludak and Ira Wagner present photographs and video reflecting life today on the coast of New Jersey. Opening Reception: September 16, 6 – 8 PM
Bruce Dorfman: PAST PRESENT Paintings and Drawings in Combined Media
Bruce Dorfman has had fifty-three solo exhibitions throughout the United States and abroad. His work has been presented in numerous museum and university collections and gallery group exhibitions worldwide, including currently “Ways and Means: A New Look at Process in Art”, July 18 – October 7, 2016 at UBS Art Gallery, NYC; June Kelly Gallery, NYC and “Making / Breaking Traditions: The Teachers of Ai Weiwei”, Art Students League, NYC (2014). Lecture: September 23, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium.
Opening reception: Fri. September. 23, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Memorias – Geography of a Decade: Chile 1973-1983
Exhibition of original serigraphs, posters and photos with important social, political and cultural relevance.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2016
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Hispanic Heritage Month 2016 Honoring Our Heritage Building Our Future September 15 – October 15 September 15 – October 15 Library Room 101 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Memorias – Geography of a Decade: Chile 1973-1983 Exhibit September 26 Woods Theatre 6 p.m. Tres Vidas Celebrating the lives of Frida Kahlo, Rufina […]
Jerry Zolten: We Were What We Laughed At! An American Cultural History through the Art of Stand-Up Comedy
Jerry Zolten: We Were What We Laughed At! An American Cultural History through the Art of Stand-Up Comedy
Jerry Zolten, educator, author, musician, roots music historian and producer, also counts among his credits a stint as a stand-up comic. He will give a presentation on the history of stand up comedy that is richly illustrated with rare video performance clips. The talk will explore comedy as it relates to issues including ethnic stereotyping, freedom of speech, social injustice, and race and gender disparity.
Lucy Kalian Gallery Talk
Lucy Kalian Gallery Talk
Lucy Kalian, artist of “Swells and Soundings,” will be having a talk at the Pollak Gallery at 4:00 PM.
BENISE – Strings of Passion: 10 Year Anniversary World Tour!
BENISE – Strings of Passion: 10 Year Anniversary World Tour!
Tickets on sale 4/29 for Center for the Arts donors; 5/4 for general public. The Prince of Spanish Guitar, BENISE is ‘Bennissimo!’ in this special 10 year anniversary production called “Strings of Passion”. Armed with his fiery Spanish Guitar, a stage full of musicians, and an international dance troupe, BENISE takes us on a musical journey through Salsa, Flamenco, Samba, Waltz and Tango, fused with classic rock anthems by Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Santana and The Eagles…to name a few. Go center stage with BENISE in this amazing production that takes your audiences to Spain, China, Paris, Egypt, India, Cuba, Italy, Dubai, the Heartland of America…and more: the Theatrical World Music and Dance Spectacle that has been called “The Latin Riverdance”.